trapezeartist
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We are thinking of maybe going up the Channel on Monday: Portishead to Chepstow or thereabouts on the flood, and back on the ebb. Does anyone have any pilotage advice for a first trip up that way?
Pilotage Above the Severn Crossing
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Bosun Higgs
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Leave Avonmouth about an hour before high water and follow the back transit to start with. the channel is clearly maked. if going to chepstow, and by chepstow I assume CDYC not chepstow town, for the first time its best to go past the entrance following the main channel and then turn left through 180 degrees across charston sands to follow the inshore route into the pill.
there is a route leaving charston light to starboard and its one I used to use, but last time I went to chepstow after 10 years absence I nudged black rock because I misjudged what it a fairly narrow waterway.
best advice is to contact CDYC and ask them for up to date info about the sand banks etc. - I'm a bit out of date as you can see. alternatively there are PCC members who often go to chepstow.
there is a route leaving charston light to starboard and its one I used to use, but last time I went to chepstow after 10 years absence I nudged black rock because I misjudged what it a fairly narrow waterway.
best advice is to contact CDYC and ask them for up to date info about the sand banks etc. - I'm a bit out of date as you can see. alternatively there are PCC members who often go to chepstow.
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quimby
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Just read your post and have PMd you.
trapezeartist
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Thanks, Bosun Higgs and Quimby. For this weekend, our intention is just to travel up the estuary to about level with Chepstow, not to go into Chepstow itself. We'll save that for another time.
Morpheous
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Hi Paul
We go to Chepstow quite often, it's one of our candidate pub lunch stop offs. The charts and crusing guide are all pretty good to the entrace of the Wye, from there stay in the centre going under the main road bridge and then just move towards the outside of the bends. There is loads of water though, we usually have somewhere between 6 and 11 meters on the tides we have been on. The tide turns before predicted high water cos the freshwater coming down it can be up to an hour before . If we are going for lunch we now try to get to the boat club (not yacht club) pontoon for about 1.5 hrs before high water and then leave an hour after. The boat club pontoon is between the 2 town bridges so you probably won't go quite that far due to your large lightning conductor
In the mouth of the Wye it does shallow if you get out of the main channel as you would expect, take care not to cut the corner. Another very important point, the most important of all in fact: the pub stops serving food at 4 on a Sunday and all they have after that is crsips.
Russell
We go to Chepstow quite often, it's one of our candidate pub lunch stop offs. The charts and crusing guide are all pretty good to the entrace of the Wye, from there stay in the centre going under the main road bridge and then just move towards the outside of the bends. There is loads of water though, we usually have somewhere between 6 and 11 meters on the tides we have been on. The tide turns before predicted high water cos the freshwater coming down it can be up to an hour before . If we are going for lunch we now try to get to the boat club (not yacht club) pontoon for about 1.5 hrs before high water and then leave an hour after. The boat club pontoon is between the 2 town bridges so you probably won't go quite that far due to your large lightning conductor
In the mouth of the Wye it does shallow if you get out of the main channel as you would expect, take care not to cut the corner. Another very important point, the most important of all in fact: the pub stops serving food at 4 on a Sunday and all they have after that is crsips.
Russell
Severnman
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The correct transit for entering the Wye is to use Bulwark Bn (dayglo orange) with the centre of the Wye bridge. If you cannot make this out (?) use the west end of the static caravan park as a transit with bridge middle.